EV cars.

[losh1971]

Fossil fuels will run out eventually , what then?

Exactly, not sure what the plan is to run ships that use 1000s of litres per hour.

 

[kleanphil]

Exactly, not sure what the plan is to run ships that use 1000s of litres per hour.

Something Like This

 

[kleanphil]

I guess hydrogen is still an option but it is still hard to produce at this stage in great quantities, the only other viable option for container ships might be nuclear but i think cost might be prohibitive and risky going by last weeks disaster.

 

[chrisp]

I guess hydrogen is still an option but it is still hard to produce at this stage in great quantities, the only other viable option for container ships might be nuclear but i think cost might be prohibitive and risky going by last weeks disaster.

The good thing about ships is that they basically float, so very little energy is required to keep them afloat (other than the stabilisation system). Planes on the other hand do require energy to keep them in the air.

I’m not sure what will be used to propel the ships sans fossil fuels, but we did have sailing ships that only used wind many moons ago. So I wonder if some sort of wind assisted propulsion might be used along with some other sort of energy system?

We did seem to put a lot if reliance on air freight for a lot of things, but maybe we’ll revert back to shipping (or revert back to more shipping, and less air)?

 

[kleanphil]

The good thing about ships is that they basically float, so very little energy is required to keep them afloat (other than the stabilisation system). Planes on the other hand do require energy to keep them in the air.

I’m not sure what will be used to propel the ships sans fossil fuels, but we did have sailing ships that only used wind many moons ago. So I wonder if some sort of wind assisted propulsion might be used along with some other sort of energy system?

We did seem to put a lot if reliance on air freight for a lot of things, but maybe we’ll revert back to shipping (or revert back to more shipping, and less air)?

New Boeing Blended Wing might help in the interim as far as being far more efficient , or mabe Airlander 10 , something that could share the load.

 

[lmoengnr]

Exactly, not sure what the plan is to run ships that use 1000s of litres per hour.

Or long-haul aircraft which might uplift 100+ Tonnes of JetA1 to cross the Pacific.

 

[Immortality]

Those colossal container ships are the most efficient at moving cargo from point a to point b.

 

[kleanphil]

My money is on these, very underrated.

 

[vc commodore]

The good thing about ships is that they basically float, so very little energy is required to keep them afloat (other than the stabilisation system). Planes on the other hand do require energy to keep them in the air.

I’m not sure what will be used to propel the ships sans fossil fuels, but we did have sailing ships that only used wind many moons ago. So I wonder if some sort of wind assisted propulsion might be used along with some other sort of energy system?

We did seem to put a lot if reliance on air freight for a lot of things, but maybe we’ll revert back to shipping (or revert back to more shipping, and less air)?

Ships need power to keep them on course...

Have a read about the ship that took out the bridge in America and the cause....Hint, loss of power had a hand in the accident

 

[losh1971]

Boats use a lot of power to keep them moving. A boats engine is constantly under load unlike a car that coasts somewhat once it gets up to speed. A boat motor is never efficient like other forms of transport. But then again carrying capacity it would take many, many planes to carry the same load. I don't see us losing sea transport.